Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · Sep 2014
Meta AnalysisImpact of everolimus versus other rapamycin derivative-eluting stents on clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of 16 randomized trials.
Everolimus-eluting stent (EES) are considered to have better clinical outcomes than other rapamycin derivative-eluting stents; however, the individual trials may not have sufficient power to prove it. This meta-analysis aimed to compare clinical outcomes of EES against other rapamycin derivative-eluting stents. ⋯ EES is associated with a significant reduction in definite ST and TLR for treating patients with coronary artery disease, compared with a pooled group of other rapamycin derivative-eluting stents. Biolimus-eluting stent had similar safety and efficacy for treating patients with coronary artery disease, compared with the EES.
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Journal of cardiology · Sep 2014
Presence of early repolarization on admission electrocardiography is associated with long-term mortality and MACE in patients with STEMI undergoing primary percutaneous intervention.
Early repolarization (ER) is associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular fibrillation (VF) in patients with/without structural heart disease. In this trial we examined the short- and long-term prognostic value of ER on admission electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ⋯ Presence of ER pattern in admission ECG in patients with STEMI is associated with both in-hospital and long-term mortality.
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Journal of cardiology · Sep 2014
Complexity of atrial fibrillation patients and management in Chinese ethnicity in routine daily practice: insights from the RealiseAF Taiwanese cohort.
Most atrial fibrillation (AF) epidemiology described Western populations; there is a paucity of data from Chinese ethnicity. This study presented differences in patient characteristics and management strategies, and assessed the quality of life (QoL) and AF control in Taiwanese patients from RealiseAF. ⋯ AF complexity in the Taiwanese cohort was similar to or even greater than that in the non-Taiwanese cohort. The Taiwanese patients were highly symptomatic; QoL was impaired despite the widespread use of medications and AF control was unsatisfactory. There is an apparent unmet need in AF treatment in Chinese ethnicity.